Mailing card



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MAILING'CARD Filed Jan. 24, 1959 T .ons

3 igus ably consists of a sheet of Patented Sept. 16, 194i John 3. Hum,

namnxmco Rochester, n. z, mini: u

corporation of New Jersey I Application January 24, 19:9, Serlal No.252,624

20mm. (Cl-3H8) This invention relates to picture carrying mailing cards.

One object of my invention is to provide a simple, inexpensive mailingcard which is adapted to carry a picture in the form of a lantern slide.Another object of my invention is to provide a mailingcard lantern slidecarrier which forms a unitary structure and from which the lantern slidemay be readily removed, if desired. Other objects will appear from thefollowing specification, the novel features be particularly pointed outin the claims at the end thereof.

Coming now to the drawing in which like reference numerals denote likeparts throughout:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a mailing card showing a preferredembodiment of my invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged section on line 2-2 of Fig. l, but with the partsshown in an exaggerated thickness.

with the each other, in

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a'second embodiment of my inventionshowing readily removing the lantern slide.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a lantern slide removed from the card.

In accordance with my invention, I provide a mailing card lantern slideholder which prefer- .cardboard 5 having a rectangular cut-out portion 2which is in the form of a frame and having a space 3 pmvided for thename and address and a space 6 provided for -a stamp, as is usual inpicture post-cards. The reverse side of the card may be provided with aspace 5 on which a message may be-writ ten.

In the cut-out portion 2, I mount a lantern slide frame 6 carrying alight transmitting picture l. The frame 6 is of substantially the same ameans for thickness as the card i, and the frame is held in place in thecut-out by means oi'tw'o sheets of transparent sheeting \8 and 9, whichare firmly attached around the edges of the cut-out 2 to the card memberl.

Such a card can be-used as a picture post-card by holding the card infront of a diiiused light source or, if desired, a knife K can be usedand run around the edge of the lantern slide to remove it from its seatin the card i. This can readily be done because of the transparentsheeting 8 and 9 which permits the border of the lantern slide 6 and theedge of the card i to be readily seen, particularly if the lantern slideis of a contrasting color to that of the card.

I have found that the card i may convenframes of several layers of Thetransparent sheeting 8 and 9 are preferiently be made from a cardboardstock which is The resulting card,

this picture may be about .012" thick, because a lantern slide framefllm picture carrying element in place can readily be made ofapproximately the same thickness. Thus, when the lantern slide is seatedin the cut-out 2. as indicated in Fig. 2, the side walls of the card andthe side walls of the lantern slide mount are approximately flush withwhich position they are held bythe sheets of transparent material 8 and9.

I have found that such material can be obtained which is entirelysuitable and which is strong, having a thickness of approximatelythreevfourths of a thousandth of an inch in thickness so that'this doesnot add appreciably to the total thickness of the card over that areawhich is covered by this transparent sheeting. therefore, hassubstantially the same thickness portion of the card is preferablycovered by the sheeting. It is desirable to leave those portions of thecard onwhich writing is to occur, free from sheeting because suchtransparent material takes ink only with difficulty. It is desirable toprovide this sheeting of the vWaterproof or at least of thewater-resisting variety so that the film picture carrying element may beadequately protected against moisture while the cards are on display andwhile they pass through the mails.

The thin cellulosic sheeting is quite strong and it is only with somedimculty that the lantern slide 6 canbe removed from the card i-unless asharp, pointed instrument, such as a knife K is used, in which case thematerial can be readily severed so that the lantern slide may beseparated from the card for projecting in known types of apparatus. Ifdesired, the picture may be left in place in the card, aslight-transmitting pictures have a much greater brilliancy than theusual type of picture printed on an opaque, light-reflecting medium.

These cards y be used to transmit lantern slides through the mail, andthey may contain a picture in the so-called black and white, or,

tinted or toned, or, if desired, a color photograph made by any of theknown processes maybe carried by the lantern slide frame.

The lantern slide frame 6 may be of any known type, although it is myintention to make these relatively stifi paper.

ably attached to the card in such amanner as to completely cover thelantern slide frame 6 and to cover a substantial portion of the cardaround throughout, although only a the edges of the slide frame will besheetin is cemented to sheeting may extend entirely across one end ofthecard, as shown at I. in F 8. 1, or a square of the sheeting may beattached around the edges of the cut-out 2 in the manner shown at H incut-out 2 sovthat the lantern firmly held in place when the the card. Ifdesired, the

Fig. 3. In either; case, the margins of the sheetnecessary to protectthe picture" to the card,but not to frame and in a plane substantiallyparallel thereto, comprising two sheets of transparent sheeting, saidsheets of sheeting being attached to thesecond frame and contacting withthe first frame. I

2. A lantern slide and frame therefor comprising a picture-carryingelement, a-frame of uniform thickness supporting the,ipicturej-carry'ing element and having predetermined outside"dimensions, a second frame of a thickness not less than the thickness ofthe first-mentioned frame, ,saidsecond frame including an opening of adimension to closely engage the outside edges of the first-mentionedframe and means for holding the first frame in'the opening of the secondframe having at least one face substantially in the same plane as theplane of one face of the first-mentioned frame, the holding means beingand having predetermined outside of the first rraiiie andincluding anopening of dimensions to closelyl'engage the outside edges of the meansfor holding first mentioned frame, and the first fframe in the secondtransparent and so positioned that the second frame may be removed fromthe first frame by cutting through the transparent holding means,

thereby releasing the lantern slide frame from the outer frame. F

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